Force: a Contemporary Portrait of Scotland's Police (Paperback)

Jane Brettle

ISBN 10: 1903278813 / ISBN 13: 9781903278819

Edité par National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007

Paperback. 36 colour photographs >> FORCE: A Contemporary Portrait of Scotland's Police Amanda Hopkinson and Dr Louise Jackson In 2005 the Scottish National Portrait Gallery commissioned photographer Jane Brettle to document the activities of Scotland's Police Forces. With this group of works, Brettle captures the diversity of the service. Brettle manages to capture the individuality of the officers and support staff in their working environment, and her photographs clearly show the extent of the Scottish Police's work including community liaison, armed response, forensics, detective and mounted personnel. Brettle's images are discussed in the accompanying essays, as well as the development of contemporary policing in Scotland. Also included are personal commentaries written by the officers and support staff who were involved in this innovative project. Publisher National Galleries of Scotland Size 220 x 245 Attempts to capture the diversity of Scotland's Police forces by highlighting the differences in geography and community across the country and the challenges that these bring. This title features photographs showing the extent of the Scottish Police's work and also includes two essays discussing the development of policing in Scotland. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781903278819

Synopsis :

Jane Brettle captures the diversity of Scotland's Police forces in this group of work by highlighting the differences in geography, population density and community across the country and the challenges that these bring. This group of photographs clearly shows the extent of the Scottish Police's work including community liaison, armed response, forensics, detective and mounted personnel. Brettle captures the individuality of the officers and support staff in their working environment.

In addition, in two essays, the work of Jane Brettle is discussed as well as the development of contemporary policing in Scotland. Included in the book are personal captions written by the officers and support staff who were involved in this innovative project.

À propos de l?auteur: Jane Brettle is a photographic artist whose work has been widely exhibited and critically acclaimed. She was a founding director of Fotofeis, The International Festival of Photography and she has been a member of the Scottish Arts Council/ Edinburgh District Council Awards Panel since 2000.

Amanda Hopkinson is a writer, translator and director of the British Centre for Literary Translation at the University of East Anglia. She is the author of many books on fine art photography, most recently she was a major contributor to The Oxford Companion to the Photograph [OUP, 2005]; numerous exhibition catalogues (for shows curated at the Photographers' Gallery; the Barbican; the South Bank Centre, London; the National Museum of Wales; the Scottish Fotofeis etc); among others.

Dr. Louise Jackson is a lecturer in Economic and Social History, University of Edinburgh. Her research includes the histories of policing and surveillance, crime, deviancy, childhood, youth and sexuality. She has been widely published, most recently with Women Police: Gender, Welfare and Surveillance in the Twentieth Century (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2006).

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Force: a Contemporary Portrait of Scotland's...
Éditeur : National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
Date d'édition : 2007
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : new